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THE 

Interior  HardwoodCo. 


MANUFACTURERS. 

I NDIANAPOLIS.IND 
U.S  A.. 


CORNERS  FOR  STRIP  BORDERS. 


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PARQUETRY 


Consists  of 

Strips  and  blocks  of 
Hardwood,  fastened 
together  at  edges  and 
on  backs,  in  slabs  of 
convenient  size  for  laying. 


Tnl^>}rl  Have  become  SO  thoroughly  established 
1 iiiidio  jjjg  plans  of  manufacture  in  5-16" 

FlOOfS  ^'8"  thickness,  and  the  simple 

methods  of  laying  them  on  new  or  old 
floors,  that  no  extended  description  or  the  floors  in  general, 
other  than  the  designs  offered  in  this  book,  is  considered 
ueeessary. 


Ornamental  Floors, 

They  are  no  experiment. 


Such  as  we  offer,  have  been  in 
use  in  Europe  for  generations. 


Ii  is  appropriate  and  elegant  in  all  its  various 

jrarquetry  applications. 

No  modern  home  to  be  constructed  can  be  complete 
without  some,  if  not  all,  the  rooms  provided  with  these 
hardwood  floors,  borders  or  wainscoting. 

VJTg  Floors  and  decorations  for  the  finest  houses  built 
I as  well  as  for  the  less  expensive  cottages.  The 

1 Rlalce  different  woods  employed  and  the  patterns  se- 
lected determine  the  cost. 


If  you  Contemplate 
Building;  or  Refurnishing; 

ornamental  floors. 


It  is  safe  to  consider 
that  no  outlay  will 
so  furnish  and  enrich 
a dwelling  as  these 


Ttjjc  Of  designs,  in  connection  with  the  price-list  en- 
^ closed,  will  assist  in  forming  some  opinion  of 

Book  what  you  would  choose.  If  you  will  write  us 
stating  the  numbers  opposite  Borders  and  Field 
chosen,  with  size  of  rooms  to  be  covered,  we  will  be  pleased 
to  name  you  estimates  of  cost,  sending  you  drawings  and 
samples  without  charge,  if  returned. 

AVERY  LIBRARY 
COLUMBIA  UNIVERSITY 


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THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO., 


STRIP  BORDERS. 


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Oak  Mahogany 


10 


OAK.CHEfint 


11  t ’ 


12 


13 


OAK  WALNUT 


OAK.  MAPLE 


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OAK  MAPLE  WALNUT 


WIDTH 

IN 

INCHES. 

1J4  & 2 
Wl  & 2 
1>^  & 2 
1>...  & 2 
1J4  & 2 
& 2 

2 & 4 

2 & 4 

2^^  & 4 
2‘.^  & 4 

3 & 5 

3 & 5 

3^  & 0 

4 & 0 

6 & 8 


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BORDERS. 


WIDTH 

IN 

INCHKS. 


Oak  maple.  Chcrrv 


OAK  maple,  walnut  MAHOGANY 


OAK,  MAHOGANY 


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5 


5 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


59 


4 


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69 


71 


73 


74 


75 


70 


77 


Oak  rosewood 

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Oak  maple.  Cherry. 

Oak  walnut 

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Oak  Maple  Mahogany 

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OAK  Maple  mahogany 


Oak  Maple  walnut,  mahogany 


WIDTH 

IN 

INCHKS. 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


8 


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WIDTH 

IN 

INCHES. 


BORDERS. 


89 


90 


91 


92 


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OAK  mahogany 

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10 


10 


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10 


10 


10 


10 


10 


OAK  HOLLY  MAHOGANY 


6 


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WIDTH 

IN 

INCHES. 


12 


104 


OAK. Walnut  chcrrv 


12 


OAK  Maple  Walnut  cherr* 


NO-  BORDERS. 


103 


OAK.  mahogany 


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113 

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114 


115 


118 


117 


148 


149 


OAK  HOLLV  WALNUT  MAHOGANY  SVCAMORC 


Oak  cherry 


12 


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Oak  maple 


12 


12 


12 


12 


12 


8 


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BORDERS. 


WIDTH 

IN 

INCHES. 


150 


151 


152 


153 


154 


155 


156 


0*H  Cherry 


Oar  maple  Mahogany  walnut 


12 


12 


12 


12 


12 


12 


12 


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WIDTH 

IN 

INCHRS 


BORDERS. 


262 


280 


Oak  holly  Rosewooo 


281 


260 


10 


TH*  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO., 


BORDERS. 


WIDTH 

IN 

^INCHES. 

I 


828 


329 


330 


331 


333 


OAK  MAPLE.  Rosewood,  mahogany, 


OAK  MAPLE  ROSEWOOD.  MAHOGANY 


18 


18 


18 


18 


18 


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NO.  BORDERS. 


TfIDTH 

IN 

INCHBS. 


341 


oak  CHtAAV 


21 


12 


THK  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO. 


''O-  FIELDS. 


701 


702 


704 


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13 


FIELDS. 


707 


705 


712 


713 


14 


THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO.. 


FIELDS. 


715 


714 


Oak  Maple 


716 


717 

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If) 


723 


0*H  MOPU  MAHOC'V. 


FIELDS. 


719 


THE  INTEEIOK  HARDWOOD  CO., 


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17 


FIELDS. 


I 746 

! 


I 

747 


744 


748 


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THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO. 


■''•o.  FIELDS. 


749 


752 


Oak  Walnut  ChcRRY 


751 


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FIELDS. 


2(1 


THE  INTEKIOR  HARDWOOD  CO., 


FIELDS. 


757 


758 


759 


760 


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21 


FIELDS. 


761 


762 


763 


764 


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THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO., 


THIN  PARQUETRY, 


Is  shipped  in  slabs,  usually  2 ft.  wide  by  4 ft.  long. 


The  above  cut  shows  a slab  of  5-16"  Parquetry,  having  edges 
glued  together. 


THICK  PARQUETRY, 


The  above  cut  shows  a block  of  %"  thick  Parquetry,  made 
by  gluing  the  thin  Parquetry  to  a hardwood  backing. 
This  is  made  up  in  slabs  12"  to  18"  wide  and  usually  4 ft. 
long. 

BORDERS 


Are  made  in  lengths  of  12  ft.,  and  to  any  desirable  width. 


MATERIAL 


We  employ  in  our  work  the  finest  grades 
of  foreign  and  domestic 
hardwoods : 


Oak,  Cherry,  Maple, 
Mahogany,  Walnut,  I 
Rosewood,  Sycamore,  I 
Ebony,  Holly,  Tulip, 
Birch  and  Amaranth. 


Oak  is  better  adapted  for  floors  than  any  other  wood,  and 
some  of  the  finest  enTects  are  produced  by  oak  alone. 

No  stains  whatever  are  used  in  our  work.  Only  the  nat- 
ural woods  are  employed. 

We  use  no  plain  sawed  or  red  oak.  All  our  oak  is  the 
quarter  cut  White. 


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PARQUETRY^.^ 


Patrous  desiring  special  designs  to 
correspond  and  harmonize 
with 

Moorish,  Japanese, 
Persian,  Roman,  or 
Greek  Decorations, 

Can,  by  giving  us  full  description  of  the  interior  furnish- 
ings, with  floor  measurements,  be  offered  special  floors  to 
suit  each  room. 

Rugs  are  now  being  used  extensively  on  account  of  their 
healthfulness  and  convenience  in  keeping  a room  clean 
and  free  from  dust.  Our  thin  wood  floors,  being  of  the  same 
thickness,  are  used  to  great  advantage  in  making  handsome 
borders  and  filling  up  all  the  offsets.  By  arranging  the 
Wood  Border  to  cover  20"  to  36",  the  furniture  can  be  placed 
around  the  room  so  that  a large  rug  in  the  center  can  be 
easily  removed  for  cleaning. 

We  invite  correspondence  with  parties  who  are  con- 
sidering the  question  of  building  a new  residence  or  remod- 
eling an  old  one.  Also  with  those  who  are  called  upon  to 
face  the  demand  of  what  kind  of  floor  coverings  they  will 
buy  to  replace  the  worn  out  carpets. 

Our  floors  are  permanent  and  will  last  a life-time. 

Our  location  in  the  center  of  the  finest  hardwood  district 
of  this  country,  enables  us  to  serve  our  patrons  to  their  ad- 
vantage in  quality  of  woods  and  prices  charged. 

We  have  our  own  extensive  whole.sale  hardwood  lumber 
dealing  as  a factor  in  producing  our  high  grade  of  work, 
and  can  guarantee  all  we  claim  for  it. 

This  book  has  been  prepared  with  great  care  and  expense, 
but  it  fails  to  represent,  as  all  pictures  must,  the  beauty  of 
the  natural  woods  when  arranged  in  design  and  polished. 
The  beauty  is  iu  the  finished  surface  and  can  not  be  shown 
on  paper.  The  floors  are  more  beautiful  than  any  picture 
can  be  made 

For  healthfulness  and  cleanliness  they  are  recommended 
by  all  leading  medical  and  sanitary  experts. 

FINISHING  SUPPLIESJtjt 


We  are  prepared  to  furnish  WEIGHTED  BRUSHES 
of  our  own  manufacture, 

Paste-wood  Filler, 
Hard 

Parquet-Lac. 


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THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO. 


WAggCOTINGS^^ 


^'ainscotingrsa^e  most  often  made  of  wood  carpet  havini; 
alternate  slats  reeded  and  of  dilferent  shades  of  wood  to  suit 
i,ne  purchaser’s  taste.  This,  with  an  ornamental  border,  or 
with  a cap  moulding  as  shown  on  opposite  page,  to  cover  the 
top  edge,  makes  an  ell'ective  finish  for  the  side  walls 
Any  Parquetry  pattern  can  be  used  in  place  of  the  wood 
carpet  for  wainscoting,  making  very  haudsome  effects,  and 
in  fact,  doing  much  toward  giving  expression  to  the  fur- 
nishing of  a room.  Our  floors  and  wainscotings  are  in- 
tended to  be  a iiart  of  the  house  decorations. 


Architects 
& Builders 


Are  invited  to  correspond  with  us.  Upon 
application,  we  will  send  them  sampler  of 
our  goods  and  furnish  all  information  re- 
V,  t 11  K‘‘''«*‘'‘?thesame.  Architects’ designs  will 

be  followed  in  the  most  faithful  manner. 

All  designs  in  this  book  ean  be  made  in  either  thin  or 
thick  Parquetry. 

Correspondence  w’ill  be  promptly  replied  to,  and  we  will 
take  pleasure  in  finding  out  and  meeting  all  the  demands  of 
each  case. 

The  designs  in  this  book,  and  many  others,  can  be  en- 
larged and  adapted 


For  Use  in  Larg;e  Halls, 
Hotels,  Banks,  Opera 
Houses^_M^M^^ 


And  worked  in  any  woods  required  to  suit  the  other  fur- 
nishings. 

We  make  centcr-pieees  and  other  ornamental  work,  not 
illustrated  in  this  book,  and  for  any  circular  or  plain  work 
we  are  ready  to  make  estimates 

Special  and  new  designs  can  be  offered  those  who  desire 
them,  or  we  will  follow  ; our  architect’s  drawings  and  speci- 

tlCAtlOUS* 

For  parties  who  are  buhding,  we  prefer  to  hold  shipment 
of  goods  here  until  they  are  wanted,  advising  them  that 
they  will  be  in  readiness  after  a certain  date,  rather  than 
risk  their  being  injured  by  damp  storage  Floors  should  be 
laid  and  finished  soon  as  possible  after  being  received,  and 
must  not  bo  exposed  to  dampness  while  in  an  unfinished 
state. 

We  send  with  each  shipment  complete  directions  for 
laying  the  floors.  Any  good  carpenter  can  do  the  work. 

If  you  do  not  care  for  this  book,  kindly  hand  it  to  some 
carpenter  or  builder,  who,  we  feel  sure,  would  be  glad  to 
receive  It.  “ 


WOOD  CARPET. 


Tliis  floor  covering-,  made 
hiirdwood  strips  l)4"\vide  glued 
on  heavy  cotton  cloth,  makes 
an  inexpensive,  healthful  floor, 
bciu.g  insect  proof  and  easily  kept  clean.  The  -woods 
ordinarily  used  are  Oak,  Walnut  and  Cherry. 

In  laying,  it  can  be  cut  and  fitted 
into  appropriate  designs  (which  we 
furnish  free)  to  suit  each  particular 
room.  This  is  largely  employed  in 
connection  with  strip  borders,  making  a handsome  floor 
at  about  the  price  of  a good  carpet,  and  will  last  a life- 
time. 

Orrf  Arm  Jc  ^'o  give  such  satisfaction  that  every 
v^ur  jioor  sold  shall  make  friends  for  us. 

Tooplc  who  have  used  them  say  they  would  not  do 
without  them. 


Of  Quarter-cut 
White 


All  Oak  is 
the  Standard 


TmlJActor/^, 


WM.  B.  BURFORO.  PRINTER,  I N D • Ik  N A PO  Li  S 


